Viva Espana!...again...(warning: Olympic Spoiler)

dd74 · 08-09-2008, 01:41 AM

Wow, you just don't quit. It must be the air you guys put in your bike tires or something.

I can't find a link. But then again, it's 2:40 AM PST. This is the best I could get from an NBC live feed off the Internet:

A remarkable win by Samuel Sanchez today. All his Spanish teammates, Oscar Friere, Carlos Sastre, Alejandro Valverde, and Alberto Contador were top picks for a victory today. But all the world overlooked Samuel Sanchez.

dd74 · 08-09-2008, 01:43 AM

Well, here's a Sports Illustrated link:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/wires/08/09/2080.ap.as.oly.cyc.men.s.road.race/

Cool stuff. China put on a really good road race!

Paco Anton · Paco Anton's Garage

Not a bad start. We've already won this year the Giro, the Tour and now the Olympics race.

Not that we are planning to steal the top #1 from you Americans (although I've heard that the Chinese intend to do it).

dd74 · 08-09-2008, 01:15 PM

Yeah, Spain was dominant at the end. There's some report on NBC that they used the 152-race to see what effect Beijing's air had on the athletes. I can tell, you the atmosphere looked terrible. Lots of guys dropped off the back, gasping. But at the same time, the race's pace was high, and the course was pretty tough, with a head wind.